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News Notes fromThe Wildwoods ■ Charles V. Mathis

Wildwood Crest solons have virtually eliminated the lifeguard parking lot and have axed lifeguard protection during the busy - convention and vacation month of September. Now they would like to place

lifeguard control towers along the strand to eliminate most lifeguards. Trouble is, drownings - escalate to six to eight per -season where these high faraway towers are located; it simply takes too

much time to reach the victims. Motels think it's fool s economy but it is part of the drive to force beach fees at the next election. Oddly enough, other Crest expenses skyrocket. Senior Citizens who have never been to Florida must - pay taxes to reduce trash mountains at motels. Crest resident Bill Hogan thinks motels should foot their own trash removal bills as he did when he owned Gizmo restaurant. Trouble is. commissioners sell plastic bags and other office supplies to motels. Is this a conflict of interest'' Just asking? Motels hope solons will curb mopeds and threewheeled vehicles tearing down dune grass and sand dune barriers.... WILL MONEY'S com pany not only donated a posh Senior Citizens Center to the Crest, but is surrounding it with^a lush Garden Greenhouse park and gazebo in front of Ocean Place. £ rest solons would like to know if you would like them to place snow picket fences along the entire beach to create sand dune barriers? Fences were already ordered as part of beach fee plan. Coast Guard at Diamond Beach has built three sturdy sand dune lines with inexpensive picket fences. Give solons your input in person or by mail instead of moaning behind their backs. L O V ELY J V N E JOHNSON of Johnson's Electric hopes to give Crest another swank gift shop at Anderson's corner. Greg Lacivitas. acquired Adventurer Motel and immediately built and leased posh $100,000 greenhouse front porch gift shop. Wildwood Yacht Basin sold to a syndicate for $5 million. /Huge Schooner Island conio development will have adjacent yacht slips Tor condos. Big restaurant slated with fate of Urie's Fish Fry leasees unknown. No liquor license yet available for new restaurant. Wirik Kirkebe — raising ducks in pen near his Cape Island Yacht Club on Crest side of Ocean Drive bridge. Bridge commission, how about pay phones on each side of Ocean Drive bridges? They are urgently needed. • Top Vineland builder Art Baruffi building condos

and shopping center at Diamond Beach. His body builder workers look like Hollywood's Chippendale dancers. TOM HYMES of Stone Harbor and Bob Gerhart have acquired Maggies bikini beach lounge. Fort Lauderdale, and will shutter Crest Tavern come fall. They also own college campus bistros at Ithaca. Syracuse and Cortland State Teachers in New York, not to mention the Playpen. Disco room at Playpen dismantled and completely face-lifted for a spanking new spot. Mark Vito's Cfhb Casba among bistros for sale No takers so far for Penalty Box. Convention Hall progress at standstill. "Nothing new" says Director Anthony Catanoso. Some Cape May. Avalon and Stone Harbor folks like to look down their nose at Wildwood. so we are dedicated to reminding them of the many sports, show biz. society and business notables who prefer the Wildwoods. Among these is Jim Rogers. , major domo of Temple University ^Sports Medicine, oft seen jogging on the world's finest beach Then -there's Emmy award winner. Dr. Patrick Nolan, lay instructor at Villanova University. Dr. Nolan summers at 7th and Central Aves. with his sister. He just completed his latest book. "Cherokee.'' Dr. Nolan's "Jericho Mile" won a TV Emmy. OUR LOCAL Grammy solid gold winner is Greg Fulginiti. son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fulginiti. He has won as many Grammvs for music production as Michael Jackson. <6ince Wildwood has Emmy and Grammy winners, does anyone know of anyone local who has won an Academy Award? Ex-lifeguard Paul Douglas was a popuiar film star for awhile and did rare a "Life" magazine cover Douglas was m.c. for the 1949 Academy Award ceremonies but never won. Internationally known wrestlers included Buddy "Nature Boy" Rogers. Billy Darnell and "The Great Scott." Dutch Schwigart, who conducted the free beach health classes for many seasons. All were Wildwood lifeguards under Frank "Dutch" Hoffman. Hamp Mears. owner of the LA Lakers and LA Kings is

also an ex-local lifeguard. Tom Havnes lost his Oscar's Videotheque and Stage Door Bar to h mysterious early morning fire Monday. The co-owner is Mario Biondi, owner of the Crest Shalimar Motel. Brithday congrats to Mike Coogan and Scott Norton Mike's the Seashore Medical Supply major domo at Bavshore Road and Greenwood Ave. Villas, while Scott holds an important position at Tomlin Hospital. The new Marilyn Monroe. Pia Zadora. sent a gold bracelet from Carrier for the baby expected by Anglesea's Lori Cesar. Mace Jr. High feted Lori's hubby with a male babyshower. something flew on the island social scene

Rom Nardi new Mariner's Landing manager. Rom saddened over loss of his post as director of historic Cold Spring Village. Council seeking input on Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise for Becks t rand building at foot of bridge • • • THE MOREY CLAN shelled out $1.8 million for a spectacular roller coaster from Holland for Mariner's Landing Huge crews have been at work for weeks preparing sturdy beach supports for the coaster which takes riders on a full loop, corkscrew and other intricate maneuvers. It is only the third one ever constructed and tops anything at Disney Land (Page 13 Please

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